Rob Bradford is joined by MLB.com Ian Browne, author of the new book, 'Idiots Revisited,' to participate in a word association exercise involving the members of the 2004 Red Sox who are returning to Fenway Park to celebrate the world championship club.

Rob Bradford is joined by MLB.com Ian Browne, author of the new book, 'Idiots Revisited,' to participate in a word association exercise involving the members of the 2004 Red Sox who are returning to Fenway Park to celebrate the world championship club.

Alex Speier is joined by ESPN's Keith Law to discuss reaction to the trade between the Red Sox and Astros which sent reliever Mark Melancon from Houston to Boston in return for Jed Lowrie and Kyle Weiland. Keith explains which team he believes got the best of the trade. Also the guys discuss the Sox signing infielder Nick Punto and what impact that might have as well as Daniel Bard's role for Boston in 2012.

eventually assumed some of Nixon's workload. Lester initially served as depth before his diagnosis with cancer. LennyDiNardo struggled as a rotation depth option. In Foulke's place, Jonathan Papelbon emerged as the closer (until his career

was easy to do, according to former Red Sox pitcher LennyDiNardo . The left-hander had shuttled between Pawtucket and ..... everybody’s a Curt Schilling and not everybody’s a LennyDiNardo ,” said DiNardo. “We’re completely different pitchers but I think that

two opposing hitters getting (accidentally) plunked on Friday, that brings his total to 11 on the season, tying LennyDiNardo and Chris Narveson for the second most hit batters in a season for Pawtucket. There’s not much of a chance he’ll break the record, unless his command struggles take a dramatic turn

minor-league training facility two miles down the road from City of Palms Park. Mingling among the group is LennyDiNardo . The lefty pitcher has not only accepted a minor-league deal with the Red Sox heading into the 2011 season, but

Aceves, of course, proved just such an ability while with the Yankees, helping convince the Sox to sign him. – LennyDiNardo is also on hand. The left-hander, who signed a minor league deal with the Sox this winter, now lives in Fort Myers, so

Aceves, of course, proved just such an ability while with the Yankees, helping convince the Sox to sign him. – LennyDiNardo is also on hand. The left-hander, who signed a minor league deal with the Sox this winter, now lives in Fort Myers, so

the Sox have signed to minor league deals this offseason, including Rich Hill , Andrew Miller , Randy Williams and LennyDiNardo . Of those four signees, Hill, Miller and Williams all have spring training invites to big league camp with the Sox